Grant Ellis' season of "The Bachelor" debuts tonight. Meet the 25 women vying for his heart, including a tech engineer, wedding planner, attorney, and more.

Grant Ellis is sharing what fans can expect from his upcoming season of " The Bachelor ," which premieres Monday night. The new bachelor, who is a day trader and former pro basketball player from New Jersey, sat down with "Good Morning America" to give a small preview of his season.

It’s typical to see about a third of the contestants sent home on Night 1. Joey Graziadei eliminated 10 of his starting 32 in Season 28, and before him, Zach Shallcross sent 10 of 30 home. Grant Ellis started with fewer women and therefore didn’t have quite as many Night 1 goodbyes.

"The Bachelor" returns tonight, but who is the show's new leading man Grant Ellis? Here’s everything to about the former pro basketball star and his ideal partner.

Bachelor Grant Ellis also tells PEOPLE that he wanted to "take things slow" in the Fantasy Suites because "I think a lot of times when you initiate the physical part, it could cause you to make really bad decisions.

The premiere starts at 8 p.m. ET/PT and 7 p.m. CT on Monday, Jan. 27. From there on, new episodes will release each Mondays at the same time. Cable subscribers can tune in to catch “The Bachelor” live on ABC, or stream it on ABC.com and via the ABC app.

Grant Ellis makes his debut as the second Black “Bachelor” on season 29 of the long-running reality TV series. Grant

Fans accuse Grant Ellis of chasing fame after his song Party Girls was dropped just before The Bachelor Season 29 premiere.

With The Bachelor Season 29‘s premiere, fans are eagerly waiting to meet the 2025 contestants. Introduced in Season 21 of The Bachelorette, Grant Ellis is the leading-man this season, looking for true love after he failed to win Jenn Tran's heart in the spin-off.